Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-02

sons Gen. John G. Brown, Gen. Robert
Hatton, Gen. Zolliotfer and others
whose bravery Mr.. Sherman has never
initiated and whose honor his calumny
can not tarnish.
Speaking of the abolition OF slavery
he says: Both sides felt that the aboIi-
ton OF slavery was the necessary result
of the war, and it seemed To us ii the
slaves were to be free they must be
armed with the privileges OF ireemen, :
and these were secured 10 them by con-
stitutional amendment. The attempt
to enforce these rights by national
authority has thus far partially failed,
and now il is conceded that under the
| Limitations, OF the constitution o.
rights OF the citizen OF State can ok'R
be enforced through State or ma
tional tribunals, and where public
opinion is intolerant and jurors will
not do their duty, citizen, either
white or black, may be without remedy
for the grossest wrong, except the
right to migrate to where his rights
will be respected.
What value Mr.. Sherman places on
the feelings, manners and customs of
the Southern people whom he pro-
poses to lead into the Kingdom was
illustrated in Birmingham end his at
tempted display OF social equality was
promptly resented by the proprietor
OF the house whose hospitality he at
tempted TO abuse for his own selfish
purposes.
He reaches the climax OF absurdity
when he intimates that the pious
EOhioans haveb been corrupted by means
OF the corrupt elections in the South.
According to Mr.. Sherman:
1t sets bad example which the crim-
inal classes in the North have, in some
cases, eagerly adopted to cheat at elec-
tons, as in Cincinnati two years ago.
It also produces inequality Of represen-
tation between the North and the
South, and this keeps up sectional lines
in party politics. II opens the way TO
the corruption and fraud which in time
destroys all pretense OF Republican
government.
The coolest piece Of effrontery, how
ever, he puts in this form (for which he
doubtless expects that all the people
should exclaim , Amazing gracei
How sweet the sound" Think OF this
coming from John Sherman the brother
OF the incendiary:
. l also wish TO express in the
, strongest language my admiration and
, respect for the vim and energy with
which the South is graphing with the
new conditions OF labor and industry
by which they are surrounded, and my
confident belief that within singla
, generation your people will more than
be repaid for the value OF their slaves
by the result OF diversified industry and
subdivision OF land.
He then goes off with the old Yankee
tale OF "protection"-the higher the
tariff the cheaper the goods--which has
been preached by every tariff robber
from the time oi catching the first
: Goldfish down 10 the day OF the stealing
I, Of the presidency. for Hayes, In which
: Mr.. Sherman played prominent il
. not an honorable part and won disc
. tinction OF mach the same character.
though on q smaller scale, than that
I usually conceded 10 Judas Iscariot.
Mulhatton in his widest mood never
: made statement as utterly devoid OF
: every feature OF truth as the following !:
The Republican party is broad +,
national party, which has, during its
possession of power in the National
!, Government, made greater contributions
: to the wealth and prosperity and hap
! plness OF the people than any other
party in our history.
His hatred OF the South and his dread
Of the State Of New York find express
: sion when he says that "the Democratic
party is kept alive only by the recollec-
ftions OF the dead past coniederated with
8 the Tree trade ideas OF the city OF New
: York; party whose very existence
threatens the industrial and financial
: system built up by the Republican
party"
y The Democratic party most assuredly
u threatens the existence OF the radical
: party with all It's theiving tariffs ard
g violations OF the principles Of Justice,
! and Mr.. Sherman need not waste bis
c sympathy nor she'd any crocodile tears
. over the benlghted sons Of the South
II who know their own business and who
8 are toiling patiently 10 build up the
+ country which has been desolsted By
. the followers Of such men - sherman.